RNS Number:1409I 
Voller Energy Group PLC 
21 November 2007 
 
 
 
PRESS RELEASE 
 
                                                                21 November 2007 
 
                            VOLLER ENERGY GROUP PLC 
 
                           "Voller" or the "Company" 
 
 
                         Voller Awarded £146,000 Grant 
 
Voller Energy Group PLC, a leading developer of fuel cells systems, has been 
awarded a £146,561 grant from the Department for Business, Enterprise and 
Regulatory Reform under the UK's Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Carbon Abatement 
Technologies Demonstration Programme (HFCCAT) to develop an environmentally 
friendly cabin for the construction sector. 
 
The cabin will be developed in collaboration with GenQuip, the UK's leading 
supplier of welfare cabins, based in Wales. These cabins provide kitchen, toilet 
and hand washing facilities on-site. Normally, welfare cabins use diesel 
generators, which produce high emissions, noise and vibration. Instead, Voller 
will work with GenQuip to design and develop a cabin that is based on 
environmentally friendly and energy efficient principles.  The aim is to develop 
a next generation of cabin which is more fuel efficient and has low emissions 
and as a result will provide a much more pleasant working environment.  The 
cabin will have features such as movement sensor light switches, low energy 
light bulbs and improved insulation. 
 
The grant has been awarded, following a review of Voller's application by a 
panel of independent assessors, under the HFCCAT Competition Call No. 1 which 
was opened as publicised on 23 October 2006. 
 
Stephen Voller, Chief Executive of Voller Energy commented: "We are delighted to 
have received this grant, and look forward to developing the new cabin under the 
HFCCAT programme. This will be an exciting project which will lead to much 
better working environments for construction site workers." 
 
 
 
                                 www.voller.com 
 
 
Voller Energy Group PLC                         Hudson Sandler 
Stephen Voller, Chief Executive                 Wendy Baker / Amy Faulconbridge 
Tel:  01256 813900                              Tel:  020 7796 4133 
 
Seymour Pierce 
Jonathan Wright / John Depasquale 
Tel: 020 7107 8000 
 
 
 
 
Notes to Editors 
 
 
 
About Fuel Cells 
 
Fuel cells work by converting the chemical energy in hydrogen to electrical 
energy. Hydrogen is combined with oxygen from the air across a special membrane. 
The outputs from the reaction are electricity, heat and water. No toxic 
emissions are produced. If hydrocarbon fuels are used they must first be 
reformed (processed) into hydrogen gas and carbon oxides prior to introduction 
into the fuel cell. 
 
 
 
About Voller Energy 
 
Voller Energy Group PLC (LSE: VLR) is one of the first companies in the world 
from which you can buy fuel cell systems. Voller is a developer and manufacturer 
of portable fuel cell systems that produce electrical energy but without the 
toxic emissions produced by petrol or diesel generators. Founded in 2002, Voller 
 
Energy has built considerable expertise in fuel cell systems technology for use 
as battery chargers and mobile generators. 
 
Voller is a carbon neutral company. The company has received two DTi Smart 
Awards from the UK government and was named by Real Business magazine as one of 
the Top 50 companies to watch in 2005. Also during 2005 Voller Energy Group PLC 
was the winner of the Power category of the IEE Innovation in Engineering Awards 
for their VE100 portable fuel cell system. The Company was also the winner of 
the Environmental Innovation & Technology Category in the Hampshire Sustainable 
Business Awards - sponsored by Business Link. Voller was also short listed for 
the British Industry Awards 2006 and was a finalist in the Growth Company of the 
Year awards sponsored by the CBI. Voller Energy is a NATO registered firm NCAGE, 
and is a registered supplier to the US Defence Procurement Agency (DPA). 
www.voller.com 
 
 
Aims and Objectives of the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Carbon Abatement 
Technologies Demonstration Programme HFCCAT Scheme 
 
The overall aim of the scheme is to reduce barriers to the introduction of 
cost-effective, low carbon fuel cell, hydrogen and carbon abatement technologies 
by demonstrating these technologies in real applications. 
 
The specific objectives of the scheme are: 
 
  - To construct and install systems demonstrating hydrogen, fuel cell, carbon 
    abatement technologies (CAT), or combinations of these technologies. 
 
  - To operate these systems (or components) for a sufficient period under 
    conditions representative of those that would be experienced in commercial 
    deployment. 
 
  - To generate and publish sufficient data on operational performance of 
    these systems for potential users to make investment decisions. 
 
  - To identify the needs for further R&D and design improvements. 
 
The scheme will demonstrate only those technologies that have the potential to 
be cost-effective and which could lead to significant reductions in greenhouse 
gas emissions. Demonstrations of key components or sub-systems may be supported 
for certain carbon abatement technologies, but generally the intention is to 
demonstrate systems. Overseas projects may be eligible for support, e.g. as part 
of a collaborative EU activity, but the majority of projects are expected to be 
located in the UK. 
 
 
 
 
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